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Change has come to macosxhints.com...
Authored by: xavierbdm on Sep 10, '04 03:10:20AM

I sense a bit of cynicism there.
Rob "gets" these hints. Yes. But why? Because he organised a place for them to be hosted, because he sorts them out, because he rewrites them, because he comments or tries them.
And he re-distributes them, all in all, in an intelligent and tasteful and efficient manner.
That is why we send him the hint. Not to him, really, but to the other readers, through his relay.
So he doesn't "get them for free and profit from them". He is just one of the good places which deserve our hints and contributions, because they play a good role at sharing.
Making money from a book? Hey, good on him, it pays back for three years of voluntary work.
Making a living from the site? Hey, good on him. If you want ice-cream on a beach, you have to pay for the guy to bring it to you!
I am a big fan of that "community" you mention. And that is not a meaningless "socialist" term. It is a reality: there are people, they gather around information and exchange more, they appreciate and share talents, they recongnize the more talented and trust their advice, and the more talented get both a recognition reward and the right to make a better living out of their talent.
Rob has been very talented in setting up a place to host hints. He had the idea and the talent, he deserves credits and money back for his time.
By the way, Open source is about that: sharing the knowledge, and paying back the talented for their contribution. Open source might actually be the true liberal approach ;-) (not paying back only the bankers and the bosses)
A more humane "fittest survival": the best teach the lesser best, to help them grow!
Ok, I stop my rant.

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